Mpls: Cut Worms at Turf Club (May 8, 2026)

May 8, 2026 Friday
Cut Worms
with Tchotchke
at Turf Club
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Cut Worms returns to Minnesota, playing the Turf Club, in St Paul on May 8, 2026.

We caught Cut Worms in Oct 2023 and said, “Turn out for the Cut Worms (aka Max Clarke) show was incredible, for a sleepy Tuesday night! You wouldn’t know it until Cut Worms took the stage, and his fans filled out the dance floor nicely. Clarke played a lot of tunes from his latest self-titled album, which is actually his third album. His debut album, called Hollow Ground was a big hit on Metacritic (thanks to Pitchfork leading the positive review). With the new self-titled album, Clarke mentioned that he was inspired by The Beach Boys (Brian Wilson) four-and five-part harmonies, so the record comes across feeling like it was written in the 60s. You can certainly pick up the influence when you hear them play “Ballad of the Texas King” live on stage, with the jangle harmony.”

Tchotchke to open. We saw Tchotchke in April 2023 when they were first in the city: “Opening the show was New York’s Tchotchke (formerly Pinky Pinkyl from Los Angeles). The all-girls trio features singer and drummer Anastasia Sanchez, bassist Eva Chambers, and guitarist Emily Tooraen. This was their last week with King Tuff, and they were sad to leave the tour. They recounted that they’ve been on the road with Tuff for what seemed like five weeks already…. Maybe it’s their first time in the Twin Cities, but they were curious if Minnesotans ever “get cold?” Anastasia continues, “I mean, it’s cold here and you guys get snow.” They are referring to the fact that we were hit with a snow storm the previous night, resulting in four or five inches of snow on the ground. While it’s uncommon to get snow in April, Minnesotans shrug it off as Nature’s April Fools.”